New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-17
WHAT PEOPLE THINK AND SAY.


WHAT PEOPLE THINK AND SAY.
FRIENDS AND FOES OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
OLIVER JOHNSON REPLY To BISHOP DoANE.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: As you have published in part the letter OF
Bishop Doano In opposition to tho Municipal ouraso
bill, / beg permission to reply briefly to somo Vi
his statements. which certainly irvito cilticism.
In the first place, let me appeal TO tho sober secohu
thought OF the Bishop himself TO decido "ho.hor
quito Consistent with Christian candor anu sum.
regard for truth for him Ia char ctcrno tho e'oi' ~
save tho life Of Mrs Druso and to punish nor hseo"o
by imprisonment for life, "a claim 10 Poiini
women to commit murder with IMMUNITY" ana "pu'
n premium on p,uIderesses." Docs he thinR tho
frame Of mind Indicated by this accusation Il ono winch
fits him for tho profitable discussion OF gro'' p'no
question: ThOse who sought TO avert tho sn''"'
spoct acle Of % woman going to hor deatn upo"
callows may be mistaken In their opinion 10 " 'ap'
tai punishment but ccrta inly 1t is gross aiiroht 70
tho truth to charge them with the H'ch'o'
"rernitting women to commit murder with inipuliS
p,-,o.s even ,,o,, tian Otrrs. should 10 c"o'"i
not to rush into pablo controversy with ah
guar,lc lnes,' which permit. them " utter ~ s'""
less ar accusation .t .,
Ar.,n II tho good Bishop will stop moneh' "
weigh tho full in.pIrt # his words al. SUI
VIII lie ready to confess that no has spoken pu''.
on,a, .uurace As tcndng 10 "unsex" wohioh- ~
.ch. even he admit oil that there are strOilS ica
vby women should MT veto, but surely 'h' = -
one OF them. .,ovoriu. u ProPpo'o'' /.
fool, n far moro conspicuous and respohs'o'o p -,
civil government thon she would haVo UNIV s,,nron
by Young ono u Iu'ss' 'e ""o'" '
of Israel came UP TO judgment" for many years "
c,..-,ou ,,,,,r "A UNA aIIaisoniont. "aS "
an aunscAed' woman1 AS the Bishop assume. -,
tell Us wnaI Is "unvaryihs hi''H'" -, ,.h,oh
,viII- In respect to women, this Is quo'' -
., would seem emincnty proper for MN Z" W."
- wcr, nil the queens sacred ana scoI'i
,,.torv .un.excdr women by virtue Oh .hot' ,rt,n
=. tns woman VINO rigncd oNet 49, ar,.,ly
aurIlg last ATTY 5eafs, anu "no Woman voting
pciOvod mo- pcorio' u.soA.u r,,g narT nm ,tvern-
a tho pCll, would take vcrJ trhihg par ~ b., y
uruI compared that ever houI Pt r,mon
Queen victoria aud If sno l. not an ui''.A xn,s,
90. ,..s.v "a us why "oni"" WV
must h'Toa,'y c sno, SAYS land quito agree WIN
MN, .tact, must b, laced III matter oil WI, So ,r
NOw II Is lac, that women nav 800 nd net +, no of
I,tor, or wyoming TOT tIeh""i w., con.cnuoncc
tna eyIls winch tho Bisnop breads as oo"7 ~ rn,
Oh vhcn vOt,ns Ooo''..~'- "a .lo "cr"'ors iu1gos
ana "tner civii officers OF the TefrtoI anu ,'O ,h
tue clergy OF all dshC mitdll)h7' nos ,,L ,rsrd
rO,cstanI Episcopal, tnat tho ~, ia ~ tic
erc,c amg wen In nisins the NOR rta.ua'u W. rr
u,lt:c.I ...as III 70 utllb Ooee-',,.is moe, car
ann IN making The c)nylcton OF cflinaiS Ia n, Or
ram IL /, al, a fact th5t tho WOnirr Oh Lh- q, - ,
,.ttuvea tho tlguJ >unI1su III hl'P'' MI.
"11,.,ier,nl. time and WIN mot satEl dcV>
, i, 80 undcr.,oo tmal "A ma onty OI tho ~, hpcI'
nj the pit sent Parliament arr ln'Ih'u I" -. uko
I'M, r rut e. vote Ia national cl''t'h~ ',,d',iIy
WV -" 90 ., 81 .ucrulat aud Should be ctluiuN
st.cro is Ino-o wnC-B picIJd1e- IelHc 1"'iH W ~
pose tho measure IN question .. -..,,.,, - not A
gan. t. - tea az "tha' suiNs 7, -, 80, 49,,
rght Of anytOly. male OF male bit a.
,,, ,,,,u... A. ..,. &c, ,.-a.t Oi ono s"A ~
confer this "prvcgc upon tnh JIM Ootrodcts the
II at tleleurc' Tive Bisho1~ -tit'ui,n. ,o, d.wr n
bet poIca authorize from the hfNo u'y" ill.,
no urr.r,t cav ana romint, ~ Of hcnat" holI
op-cr atlon that man can tam against Nu,i',,
rage uvo minute. without denying tho f"lrhi"iV.'
her, y. any such tliny a. rsht e suirtto nm Yer
o Government r. TOO Ir'Postcfous TO require i''"'
ton. ..-.. MN, a oo.,,,vc.
No., 40 . ,u-tt.i o4i. 90 a'-Oiuto hno" i~Ifr tna'
II NOR ti'a 80 ''i pm ~ -, ,I,,I ,, d..
IA any uercrutthlo i.gfcr. TIC intelligent. 'nc 81 IL
spci.slblc wJmrn, bur tie utpfnfiilci uo" anu H'o
which can bo bought aud Inlhcnccd In tho direction ~
49,. Iailnf ,vtn be- tluriri-d cnoffn0 J. ~ " mo
,t.nop ~ no f. NJ. silc,rc IN tins cvil arfnN, bHt
lee MN u consider that II II vcrH true We -ho'h
or. ana ec,ors OF VOTES. ana those who u'o tho lo
utIca macbiles m'a"- 81 ho ~ nins patte alu
nuinr Their own pockets % De among .u w. 80 -
fIleuds OF woman sIifIaet whereas th'N ar hot II
o,,.i IN tlo onposito 90 al tie ,rDs shops ana "a
ioois which a." the nuclei 81 our corrupt IoHt"'. WHO
can name ono that dos not instlnctv"y tdke the
"bn',-. Id. ,tuop thl- aicston ~ tho present mo-
mont n d. UNDERSTOOD thlt tie iiauOt men arr watching
tho progress oi tho municipal shirtsc mn WIN any
dough and standing ready - deic1t II 10y mo use
~. t,one, # tho, ana necessary. Ana TINS = hht
nral Tor tho keepers OF the saloons KNOW mat II
their wives, mothers ana uiishtors "oro "',D"ou
right wen that many Of the hest people are opror,a
10 woman snlrage hut also know That the great
mass of tho Ignorant vicious and criminal cla-@'S
arc on the same side while the friends OF The measure
ln point Of intelligence. moral worth ahh rlshtmll
cdncss. whit inferior TO Tho ncsi o, u. "lpo
ncnia oiNih ""'iN''''
Ne,o- York March A. 1887